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Household of Samuel Leigh (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Samuel Leigh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Leigh, born in 1841 in Bredbury, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Emily Leigh, born in 1843 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Anne Martha (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Thomas Edward (born 1873 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Eleanor (born 1817 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Samuel's Visitor, Grace (born 1827 in London, Middlesex, England), Samuel's Boarder, Charles (born 1840 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Sarah Margaret (born 1814 in Chelmsford, Essex, England).


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Samuel Leigh's household

Male

Samuel

Leigh

Head
Female

Emily

Leigh

Wife
Female

Anne Martha

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Thomas Edward

Leigh

Son
Female

Eleanor

Smith

Boarder
Female

Grace

Price

Visitor
Male

Charles

Potter

Boarder
Female

Sarah Margaret

Legg

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bredbury, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Leigh

Head

Married

40

1841

Bredbury, Cheshire, England

Emily

Leigh

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Anne Martha

Leigh

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Thomas Edward

Leigh

Son

Single

8

1873

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Eleanor

Smith

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Grace

Price

Visitor

Single

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

Charles

Potter

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Sarah Margaret

Legg

Lodger

Widow

67

1814

Chelmsford, Essex, England

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